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Sep 20, 2021 · The 44th federal election took place on September 20, 2021. Elections Canada's preliminary estimates indicate that 17,209,000 Canadians cast a ballot. This translates into a voter turnout rate of about 62.5%. Exact voter turnout numbers will be published in the Official Voting Results report. To serve Canadians, Elections Canada opened 501 ...
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The participation of voters aged 18–24 decreased by 7.2...
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The participation of voters aged 18–24 decreased by 7.2 points from 53.9% in 2019 to 46.7% in 2021. Electors eligible to vote for the first time in 2021 footnote 1 voted at a rate (44.7%) that was 9.9 percentage points lower than those who were eligible to vote for the first time in 2019 footnote 2 (53.6%).
Sep 27, 2021 · Published Sept. 27, 2021 12:55 p.m. PDT. Share. OTTAWA -. Sixty-two per cent of eligible voters cast ballots in last week's federal election -- about average turnout for recent Canadian elections ...
- Voter Turnout Among Youth Returns to 2015 Level
- Voter Turnout Rises in Quebec, Drops in Six Other Provinces
- Not Being Interested in Politics Remains Most Common Reason For Not Voting
- Covid-19 Was Not A Common Reason For Not Voting in 2021
- Many Eligible Canadians Report Being Too Busy as Reason For Not Voting
- Electoral Process Issues More Common Among New Canadians and Youth
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Three-quarters (76%) of eligible Canadians reported voting in the 2021 federal election, down 1 percentage point from the 2019 election. Among eligible youth aged 18 to 24, 66% cast a ballot in the 2021 federal election, down 2 percentage points compared with 2019. This decline marks a return to the 2015 level, but youth turnout remained well above...
Quebec was the lone province where voter turnout was higher in 2021 than in the 2019 federal election, rising 1 percentage point to 77%. Compared with 2019, the proportion of eligible Canadians who reported voting in 2021 fell in Nova Scotia (-5 percentage points to 73%), Alberta (-4 percentage points to 76%), Saskatchewan (-4 percentage points to ...
Among eligible Canadians who did not vote in 2021, the most common reason for not casting a ballot was not being interested in politics (32%). Similar to 2019, this was the most commonly cited reason in the majority of age groups, with two exceptions: illness or disability (39%) was the most reported reason among people aged 75 and older, and being...
Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic accounted for 2% of all reported reasons for not voting in the 2021 election. Among COVID-19-related reasons cited by non-voters, approximately two-thirds were related to being worried about contracting the virus. The remaining one-third was made up of people who were sick with COVID-19 or self-isolating, people who d...
Not voting because of obligations related to everyday life made up 43% of all reasons reported by non-voters. This included being too busy (24%), having an illness or disability (11%), or being out of town (9%).
Among Canadians who did not vote in the 2021 federal election, electoral process issues accounted for 7% of reasons for not voting, including not being able to prove identity or address, lacking information about the voting process, or having issues travelling to a polling station. Electoral process issues were most common among naturalized Canadia...
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Sep 20, 2021 · The drop in voter turnout (compared to 2019) was led by seniors aged 65 to 74 (-2.5 percentage points to 82.8%) and 45-to-54 year-olds (-2.3 percentage points to 75.8%). Among youth aged 18 to 24, 65.8% reported voting in the 2021 federal election, which remained well above the rate observed in 2011 (54.6%).
Voter turnout rates by age group, province and immigrant status, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2021 federal elections; 2011 – Voter turnout rate 2015 – Voter turnout rate 2019 – Voter turnout rate 2021 – Voter turnout rate 2019 to 2021 – Difference % % % % % Age group 18 to 24 years: 55: 67: 68: 66-2: 25 to 34 years: 59: 70: 71: 71: 0: 35 to ...
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Component of Statistics Canada catalogue no. 11-001-X 5 Table 1 Voter turnout rates by age group, province and immigrant status, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2021 federal elections € Voter turnout rate Difference 2011 2015 2019 2021 2019 to 2021 € € % Age group € € € € € 18 to 24 years 55 67 68 66 -2 25 to 34 years 59 70 71 71 0
